Sanskrit quote nr. 6005 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुव्रतसहस्रं तु चरेद् यः कायशोधनम् ।
पिबेद् यश् चापि गङ्गाम्भः समौ स्यातां न वा समौ ॥induvratasahasraṃ tu cared yaḥ kāyaśodhanam |
pibed yaś cāpi gaṅgāmbhaḥ samau syātāṃ na vā samau ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Induvrata (इन्दुव्रत): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasram (सहस्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Shodhana (sodhana, śodhana, शोधन): defined in 16 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Gangambhas (gaṅgāmbhas, गङ्गाम्भस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “induvratasahasraṃ tu cared yaḥ kāyaśodhanam”
- induvrata -
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induvrata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- cared -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāya -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śodhanam -
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śodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śodhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pibed yaś cāpi gaṅgāmbhaḥ samau syātāṃ na vā samau”
- pibed -
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√pā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṅgāmbhaḥ -
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gaṅgāmbhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samau -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- syātām -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- samau -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 6005 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.